Samantha is using ribbon to make bows to be sold at a school fundraiser. She has 83.2 meters of ribbon. She needs 1.28 meters of ribbon for each bow. How many bows she can make?

Question

A.
0.65


B.
6.5


C.
65


D.
650

Answer 1

To find out how many bows Samantha can make, you need to divide the total amount of ribbon she has (83.2 meters) by the amount of ribbon needed for each bow (1.28 meters).

\[ \text{Number of bows} = \frac{\text{Total ribbon}}{\text{Ribbon per bow}} = \frac{83.2}{1.28} \]

Now, let's perform the division:

\[ 83.2 \div 1.28 = 65 \]

Therefore, the number of bows she can make is 65.

The correct answer is C. 65.